20 years of the very best in recorded student a cappella
They feature the the most outstanding recorded tracks of the year, created by student groups around the world and hand-selected by industry legends Deke Sharon and Amanda Newman from among hundreds of submissions. Being selected to appear on this album has become a valuable mark of accomplishment in the a cappella community. Each album is more exciting than the last. Whether it’s the earliest edition available or the latest release, the Best of… A Cappella albums are a must-have for any true a cappella aficionado.
Do you have a killer track that belongs on BOCA or BOHSA? We want to hear it.
01. Don't Stand So Close To Me - OPB The Police
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
02. You're All I Need To Get By - OPB Aretha Franklin
Everyday People | Stanford University
03. Ghost Train - OPB Marc Cohen
Straight No Chaser | Indiana University
04. You Make Me Wanna - OPB Usher
Hullabahoos | University of Virginia
05. Bethlehem - OPB Paula Cole
Jackson Jills | TuftsUniversity
06. Crazy Love - APB Brian McKnight
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
07. Semi-Charmed Life - OPB Third Eye Blind
Beelzebubs | TuftsUniversity
08. Fear - OPB Sarah McLachlan
Mixed Company | Stanford University
09. I Can't Make You Love Me - OPB Bonnie Raitt
Counterparts | University Pennsylvania
10. Sour Times - OPB Portishead
Penny Loafers | University of Pennsylvania
11. Angel - OPB Aerosmith
Academical Village People | University of Virginia
12. How Deep Is Your Love - OPB The Bee Gees
Fleet Street Singers | Stanford University
13. I Don't Want To Wait - OPB Paula Cole
Amalgamates | Tufts University
14. Verdi Cries - OPB 10,000 Maniacs
Pitchforks | Arizona State University
15. Stupid Girl - OPB Garbage
Bobolinks | Middlebury College
16. Don't Speak - OPB No Doubt
Counterpoint | Stanford University
17. Pretty Good Year - OPB Tori Amos
The Chorallaries | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18. Fame - OPB Irene Cara
Loreleis | University of North Carolina
19. Stay - OPB Lisa Loeb
Penn Six-5000 | University of Pennsylvania
01. Man In The Mirror - OPB Michael Jackson
Amalgamates | Tufts University
02. No More I Love Yous - OPB Annie Lennox
Mixed Company | Stanford University
03. For What It's Worth - OPB Buffalo Springfield
Dissipated Eight | Middlebury College
04. Drive - OPB The Cars
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
05. On Your Shore - OPB Enya
Callbacks | Harvard-Radcliffe
06. You Oughta Know - OPB Alanis Morrisette
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
07. Secure Yourself - OPB Indigo Girls
Pitchforks | Arizona State University
08. Jesse's Girl - OPB Rick Springfield
Xtension Chords | University of Illinois
09. I Am So Ordinary - OPB Paula Cole
Terpsichore | Boston University
10. Go Rest High On That Mountain - OPB Vince Gill
No Strings Attached | Emory University
11. The Reflex - OPB Duran Duran
Other Guys | University of Illinois
12. All I Want - OPB Toad the Wet Sprocket
Pitchforks | Duke University
13. Drown - OPB Smashing Pumpkins
Dodecaphonics | Dartmouth College
14. Angel - OPB Jon Secada
Gentlemen Callers | Wheaton College
15. Thieves In The Temple - OPB Prince
Loreleis | University of North Carolina
16. Walking In Memphis - OPB Marc Cohen
CoCo Beaux | Connecticut College
17. Landslide - OPB Fleetwood Mac
Smiffenpoofs | Smith College
18. Saturday - OPB Omar
Spirits | Wesleyan University
19. Wanting Memories - OPB Sweet Honey in the Rock
Talisman | Stanford University
01. One Of Us - OPB The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
Counterparts | University of Pennsylvania
02. In The House Of Stone And Light - OPB Martin Page
Brown Derbies | Brown University
03. Who Will Save Your Soul - OPB Jewel
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
04. Heard It Through The Grapevine - APB Marvin Gaye
Everyday People | Stanford University
05. Satellite - OPB Dave Matthews Band
Dissipated Eight | Middlebury College
06. Elsewhere - OPB Sarah McLachlan
Chattertocks | Brown University
07. Four Brothers - APB Manhattan Transfer
Harmonics | Stanford University
08. Spiderwebs - OPB No Doubt
Terpsichore | Boston University
09. Everybody Hurts - OPB R.E.M.
Beelzebubs | Tufts University
10. Handyman - OPB James Taylor
Yellowjackets | University of Rochester
11. Hands To Heaven - OPB Breathe
Hullabahoos | University of Virginia
12. If You Don't Know Me By Now - APB Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Shades | Yale University
13. I've Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter
Krokodiloes | Harvard University
14. Love Is A Battlefield - OPB Pat Benetar
Smiffenpoofs | Smith College
15. Train In Vain - APB Annie Lennox and the Clash
Out of the Blue | Duke University
16. Precious Things - OPB Tori Amos
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
17. Ladder - OPB Paula Cole
Acoustics | Boston College
18. Secret Journey - OPB Sting
Other Guys | University of Illinois
01. I Ran
Penn Six-5000 | University of Pennsylvania
02.Scottish Spring
Vocal Point | Brigham Young University
03. One More Minute
Gentlemen | University of New Hampshire
04. You Always Hurt The One You Love
Fleet Street Singers | Stanford University
05. Cheesecake Truck
Artists in Resonance | University of California Berkeley
06. Berkeley School Dropout
Counterpoint | Stanford University
07. PC Love Song
Mixed Company | Stanford University
08. Masochism Tango
Krokodiloes | Harvard University
09. Taco Bell Canon
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
10. My Name Is Not Merv Griffin
Aires | Dartmouth College
11. Circumcision Blues
Veritones | Harvard University
12. Regretting What I Said
Acappology | North Carolina State University
13. Walk Of Shame
Williams Street Mix | Connecticut College
14. Cool Cool Kelly
Greenleafs | Washington University in St. Louis
15.Funny Feeling
Other Guys | University of Illinois
16. Conrad Bain
Penn Six-5000 | University of Pennsylvania
17. Commercial
Fleet Street Singers | Stanford University
18. Prayer To The God Of Partial Credit
Fleet Street Singers | Stanford University
19. Telephone Message
Derbies | Brown University
20. The 12 1/2 Days Of Christmas
Pikers | Washington University in St. Louis
21. Basket Case
Harmonics | Stanford University
01. Feeling Good - OPB Nina Simone
The Academy Singers | Brentwood Academy-Brentwood, TN
02.Gone - OPB Kelly Clarkson
JukeVox | Greece Olympia High School
03. Falling For The First Time - OPB Barenaked Ladies
Glenbrook Nine | Glenbrook High School
04. Home - OBB Michael Bublé
Eleventh Hour | Kettering Fairmont High School
05. Hide And Seek - OPB Imogen Heap
Ensworth Singers | Ensworth School
06. Be Good To Me - OPB Ashley Tisdale
18 Wheelers | The Wheeler School
07. Breathe (2AM) - OPB Anna Nalick
Luminescence | Marblehead High School
08. Ain't No Sunshine - OPB Bill Wither
Jazz Choir | Cary-Grove High School
09. I Used To Love Him - OPB Lauryn Hill
GFS A Cappella | Germantown Friends School
10. Bubbly - OPB Colbie Caillat
Major Minors | Flint Hill School
11. It's So Hard To Say Goodbye - OPB Boys
Men Men of Note | Cherry Hill High School West
12. Son Of A Preacher Man - OPB Dusty Springfield
B-Naturals | Brearley High School
13. Danny Boy
Chamber Singers | Cherry Hill High School
14. Sleep - Eric Whitacre
Vocal Ensemble | Mira Costa High School
01. Everything She Wants - OPB Wham!
Spirits | Wesleyan University
02. Soul To Squeeze - OPB Red hot Chili Peppers
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
03. This Woman's Work - OPB Kate Bush
Jackson Jills | Tufts University
04. In Your Eyes - OPB Peter Gabriel
Brown Derbies | Brown University
05. Crazy - OPB Seal
Co Co Beaux | Connecticut College
06. Breathe - OPB Maria McKee
Opportunes | Harvard University
07. Boogie Down - OPB Al Jarreau
Footnotes | Princeton University
08. Hey You - OPB Pink Floyd
Beelzebubs | Tufts University
09. Nick Of Time - OPB Bonnie Raitt
Out of the Blue | Duke University
10. I've Got A Right - OPB Oleta Adams
Counterparts | University of Pennsylvania
11. Grandma's Hands - OPB Bill Withers
Everyday People | Stanford University
12. Ship Of Fools - OPB Robert Plant
Virginia Gentlemen | University of Virginia
13. Eli's Coming - OPB Laura Nyro
Whiffenpoofs | Yale University
14. Englishman In New York - OPB Sting
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
15. The Weakness In Me - OPB Joan Armatrading
Swingin' Gates | Colgate University
16. 7 - OPB Prince
Jabberwocks | Brown University
17. Galileo - OPB Indigo Girls
Whim 'n Rhythm | Yale University
18. Save The Best For Last - OPB Vanessa Williams
Loreleis | University of North Carolina
19. Ave Maria - composed by Franz Biebl
Fleet Street Singers | Stanford University
01. Possession - OPB Sarah McLachlan
Off the Beat | University of Pennsylvania
02. Insomniac - OPB Billy Pilgrim
Virginia Gentlemen | University of Virginia
03. Calling You - OPB Bob Telson
Redhot and Blue | Yale University
04. New Age Girl - OPB Deadeye Dick
Penn Six-5000 | University of Pennsylvania
05. Kyrie - OPB Mister Mister
Amazin' Blue | University of Michigan
06. Mercy Street - OPB Peter Gabriel
Out of the Blue | Duke University
07. Picture Perfect - OPB Michael W. Smith
Xtension Chords | University of Illinois
08. What You Won't Do For Love - OPB Bobby Caldwell
Hullabahoos | University of Virginia
09. 'Round Midnight - OPB Thelonius Monk
Katzenjammers | Princeton University
10. Mary Anne - OPB Marshall Crenshaw
Kingsmen | Columbia University
11. Dreams - OPB The Cranberries
Loreleis | University of North Carolina
12. Got To Be Real - OPB Cheryl Lynn
Artists In Resonance | UC Berkeley
13. Walking On Broken Glass - OPB Annie Lennox
Treble Makers | University of Maryland
14. Prayer For The Dying - OPB Seal
Other Guys | University of Illinois
15. Fortress Around Your Heart - OPB STING
The Pikers | Washington University
16. Everywhere - OPB Fleetwood Mac
Terpsichore | Boston University
17. Rock With You - OPB Michael Jackson
Zumbyes | Amherst College
18. I Alone - OPB Live
Jackson Jills | Tufts University
19. Dancing Queen - OPB ABBA
Fleet Street Singers | Stanford University
For over 20 years, BOCA has been the reference and pulse of collegiate a cappella. Each edition perfectly encapsulates the era it represents. BOCA is still the gold standard of collegiate compilations. A spot on BOCA means you have arrived!
Bill Hare
Grammy Award-winning producer
Each year is more exciting than the last, so be sure to apply early. Be sure to check out our rules & deadlines, and then audition and apply today!
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